Just A Ride – Moving to Tuesdays

Please note as from 13 April JAR is moving to Tuesdays.

Thursday 8th April at 6.30pm prompt 13 of us left the cenotaph for Just a Ride. Soon joined by two more en route to make a total of 15 (in 3 totally separate groups). (I won’t list all the names however they are recoded for T&T!). We had quite a range of riders from some pretty speedy regulars, some returning after injury / winter break and some new faces.  The weather was kind - it had warmed up a bit from the snow we had seen earlier in the week, however there was a blustery west wind. We chose a fairly flat easy route – perhaps that’s why we enjoyed such a good turnout 😁🤔.

In three groups everyone enjoyed a suitable pace. One puncture - sounds like that was quickly fixed with a little help from friends. Saw the 6@6 heading home at the end and that got me thinking…  Many of the JAR riders have got faster and more confident but don’t tend to try the easy training ride because it clashes. Both rides are on Thursday evening. We want to encourage members to develop their cycling, train more and try new things like time trials and hill climbs. A quick informal poll revealed that while we all love Just a Ride several would like to give the easy training ride a go, perhaps even do both. For this reason from next week we’re moving JAR to a Tuesday for a few weeks to see how it goes. Please let Fred know if you are thinking of giving the training ride a go.

Watch out Fred you may get some new recruits 🚴🏼🚴🏿‍♀️🚴🏼‍♂️

Alison